Dannangxue EX-LE6 : Location, Functions, Indication, Method
Nomenclature:
English Name/Meaning: Gallbladder Point
Chinese Name: 胆囊穴
Chinese Pinyin: Dan-nang-xue
Location:
On the superior lateral aspect of the lower leg, 2 cun directly below the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula, GB34(Yanglingquan).
Functions and Indications of Dannangxue:
- Clears heat and drains dampness from gallbladder so is beneficial for acute and chronic disorders of gallbladder like acute and chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, biliary ascariasis, distention and pain of the lateral costal ( hypochondriac ) region.
- Local disorders: weakness, numbness and pain of lower extremities.
Method :
Perpendicular insertion 1.0-2.0 cun.
Remark :
Tenderness on this point is diagnostically significant in Gallbladder disorders.
